At each community, we witnessed and heard the amazing transforming power of water and its positive effects on the communities. All of these projects have been in continuous operation since they were constructed. The 4 wells represent 24 years of combined operation managed by the community!

–        At Adinifas Melhis, there is now a primary school within 5 minutes walking with 350 children that was constructed 3 years ago…..it has 350 students and 7 teachers, grade 1-4

–        At several communities, farmers are now constructing their own open wells for irrigation to increase crop yields

–        All of the water committees continuously operated since completion with 3 women and 3 men and all had money in the bank for repairs

–        We heard firsthand accounts about the impact of reduced illness in the community and increased attendance in schools, especially for girls

–        None of the projects had any significant maintenance issues, 2 had none at all and 2 had minor issues that were repaired by the water committee.

 

When we started W2T, this was the hope and prayers for our communities we serve……today it truly felt like we returned back to the future to witness the results in reality. What a blessing for these communities!

 

Greeting by the school children at Adinifas

Not only at Adinifas, but in each community we were greeted enthusiastically and gratefully……children singing, men and women clapping, popcorn flying in the air, breaking bread together, sharing God’s blessings with each other.

 

 

Community members at Mai Kuha

We had a wonderful opportunity to engage with the community at each site.  To hear their personal stories about how the blessing of clean water had changed their lives and the community for the better.

 

3^rd Grade Class at Adinifas Primary School

As usual, the children were everywhere……curious about these visitors, practicing their English, fetching water, singing and helping to guide our way on the walk to and from the Regah project site.

 

Water committee at Dare Bezy

The water committee members are responsible for the sustainability of the projects……they oversee the operation and maintenance. They are elected by the committee, but volunteer their time.  Only the guard is paid a small amount to open and close the water site during collecting times of the day.

 

Jerry Can Queue at Regah

Our last stop at the end of the day, the gracious people at Regah were awaiting our arrival to express their gratitude for the project. They enthusiastically filled their jerry cans during our visit……more than 20 of them!

 

Coffee Ceremony at Regah

One of the great experiences with communities……enjoying the coffee ceremony in the field for social time. Oh so good!

 

More tomorrow……visiting projects constructed in 2008.

– Dick

 

At each community, we witnessed and heard the amazing transforming power of water and its positive effects on the communities. All of these projects have been in continuous operation since they were constructed. The 4 wells represent 24 years of combined operation managed by the community!

–        At Adinifas Melhis, there is now a primary school within 5 minutes walking with 350 children that was constructed 3 years ago…..it has 350 students and 7 teachers, grade 1-4

–        At several communities, farmers are now constructing their own open wells for irrigation to increase crop yields

–        All of the water committees continuously operated since completion with 3 women and 3 men and all had money in the bank for repairs

–        We heard firsthand accounts about the impact of reduced illness in the community and increased attendance in schools, especially for girls

–        None of the projects had any significant maintenance issues, 2 had none at all and 2 had minor issues that were repaired by the water committee.

 

When we started W2T, this was the hope and prayers for our communities we serve……today it truly felt like we returned back to the future to witness the results in reality. What a blessing for these communities!

 

Greeting by the school children at Adinifas

Not only at Adinifas, but in each community we were greeted enthusiastically and gratefully……children singing, men and women clapping, popcorn flying in the air, breaking bread together, sharing God’s blessings with each other.

 

 

Community members at Mai Kuha

We had a wonderful opportunity to engage with the community at each site.  To hear their personal stories about how the blessing of clean water had changed their lives and the community for the better.

 

3^rd Grade Class at Adinifas Primary School

As usual, the children were everywhere……curious about these visitors, practicing their English, fetching water, singing and helping to guide our way on the walk to and from the Regah project site.

 

Water committee at Dare Bezy

The water committee members are responsible for the sustainability of the projects……they oversee the operation and maintenance. They are elected by the committee, but volunteer their time.  Only the guard is paid a small amount to open and close the water site during collecting times of the day.

 

Jerry Can Queue at Regah

Our last stop at the end of the day, the gracious people at Regah were awaiting our arrival to express their gratitude for the project. They enthusiastically filled their jerry cans during our visit……more than 20 of them!

 

Coffee Ceremony at Regah

One of the great experiences with communities……enjoying the coffee ceremony in the field for social time. Oh so good!

 

More tomorrow……visiting projects constructed in 2008.

– Dick